According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice, between 20 and 25 percent of women will experience a completed or attempted rape during their college career. Drake’s Office for Sexual Violence Response, the UNICEF student organization, and the Women’s Studies Program plan to raise campus awareness of these serious issues during Sexual Assault Awareness Month...
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Panel discussion at Drake University to address ‘Trade, Globalization, and Development’
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake and the Greater Des Moines Partnership will host a panel discussion at Drake University titled, “Trade, Globalization, and Development,” on Tuesday, April 16 from 6–7:30 p.m., at Meredith Hall, Room 106, 2805 University Ave. This event is free and open to the public. Panelists include:...
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Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake presents “Social Movements & Political Moments”
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship presents “Social Movements & Political Moments: Occupy Wall Street’s Impact on Long-term Movements for Social Change” at Drake University. Jackie Smith, a professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh and editor of the Journal of World-Systems Research, will deliver the lecture, which is free and open...
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11 Reasons why Neil deGrasse Tyson is the Greatest (Ever)
Super-ultra astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is scheduled to deliver the 31st Bucksbaum Lecture at Drake University on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. The event is free and open to the public, no tickets required. But so what? He’s just some boring astrophysicist, right? WRONG. Here are 11 (of about a million) reasons why you should pay...
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Political Dysfunction this year’s topic for Drake’s Constitutional Law Symposium
The Drake University Constitutional Law Center will again host the Constitutional Law Symposium, with the support of Belin McCormick Law Firm, P.C. This year’s symposium features some of the political world’s most prominent authors and speakers. The topic, “The U.S. Constitution and Political Dysfunction: Is There a Connection?” could not come at a better time....
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Drake to host events for Global and National Public Health Week
Drake University celebrates Global and National Public Health Week (GNPHW) April 1-7. Sponsored by the Global and Comparative Public Health program and the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship, GNPHW is part of a national initiative to raise awareness about public health and the key health issues facing our nation today. This year’s theme,...
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Drake’s Agricultural Law Center is first to host Cuban law professor
Drake University Law School welcomes Professor Maritza McCormack from the University of Havana Law School to campus this week. McCormack is the first Cuban law professor to ever receive permission from the U.S. government to travel to the U.S. since the federal embargo against Cuba began in 1962. McCormack will spend the week at Drake...
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Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship to feature lecture on “Afghanistan Endgame” on March 27
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship (PFGCGC) will present “Afghanistan Endgame: What to Expect from the Upcoming Political Transition and Regional Diplomatic Efforts” at Drake University. Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow at American Progress and global consultant, will deliver the lecture, which is free and open to the public. The lecture will take place...
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Teaching and Learning Professor Publishes
Assistant Professor Todd Hodgkinson recently published the results of a ten-month case study in Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, the official journal of the American Association for Teaching & Curriculum. His article, Translating Sustainability: The Design of a Secondary Charter School, documents the process of designing a comprehensive model of sustainability education for high school students....
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Artist bios for Edward Earle Ferguson Event
Romanian born violinist ANDY SIMIONESCU is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music where he completed his studies with Szymon Goldberg. He was awarded the Silver Medal and the Prize for the Commissioned Work at the 1987 Montreal International Violin Competition and was a 1st prize winner in the Concert Artists Guild and the...